All the way back in 2009, director James Cameron introduced the world to the planet Pandora and the Na’vi race in “Avatar.” The film soon set the record for all-time highest-grossing movie at both the domestic and international box offices. (It still holds the record for the latter).

Sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” came out in 2022 and made its way onto the top 10 on both lists.

Can three years’ worth of inflation help the third installment “Fire and Ash” lead the franchise to new heights? I’d be happy if it did.

The film once again follows the Sully family: human-turned-Na’vi Jake (Sam Worthington), native wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), impulsive son Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), daughter Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), adopted daughter Kiri (Sigourney Weaver), and adopted human son Spider (Jack Champion). Kiri is the biological daughter of ally Grace Augustine (also Weaver) and Spider the biological son of villainous human-turned-Na’vi Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), still tasked with removing the threat........

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